PT-2017-17458 · Apple · Apple Macos

Riusksk · Published 2017-07-20 · Updated 2017-07-24 · CVE-2017-7016

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 10.12.6

Description The issue involves the afclip component and allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, resulting in memory corruption and application crash, via a crafted audio file.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.12.6, update to version 10.12.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of crafted audio files that could trigger the issue in the afclip component.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-7016

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 5

• https://support.apple.com/HT207922 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7016 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7016 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99882 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038951 · Note